Adventure A: Planet of Death

Adventure A: Planet of Death is a text adventure from Artic Computing published for the ZX81 and 4K ZX80 in 1981.[2] Releases followed for the ZX Spectrum (1982), Commodore 64 (1984), and Amstrad CPC (1985). The game was followed by Adventures B, C, D, E, F, G, and H.[3]

Adventure A: Planet of Death
Cover art by Tony Roberts[1]
Developer(s)Artic Computing
Publisher(s)Artic Computing
Designer(s)Richard Turner
Chris A. Thornton[2]
Platform(s)ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC
Release1981: ZX80, ZX81
1982: Spectrum
1984: C64
1985: Amstrad CPC
Genre(s)Interactive fiction
Mode(s)Single-player

Adventure A was re-released for iOS and Android.

Plot

The player is stranded on an alien planet. The aim is to escape from this planet by finding his or her captured and disabled spaceship.

Reception

Crash magazine wrote that the game was "good value", complimenting its tone as "atmospheric" and "chilling".[4]

References
  1. "Gallery Two". Tony Roberts Art. Tony Roberts. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. A Planet of Death at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
  3. "Artic Computing". adventure.if-legends.org. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  4. "World of Spectrum - Crash-1". World of Spectrum. Retrieved November 25, 2017.


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